Ernest Oliver

Ernest Oliver was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2000.

Biography
Ernest Oliver was born in Maidstone, Kent, England in 1974, and he worked as a university economics professor before being elected leader of the Lib Dems ahead of the 2000 elections; he was seen as a young, inspirational leader who embodied the views of the more liberal younger generation. In the 2000 elections, his party placed second, but the Labour Party under Harold Becket was unable to win an outright majority, leading to the premiership contest being decided along party lines. Oliver had the backing of the Conservative Party, UKIP, his own party, and two rebellious Labour MPs, and he was able to form a coalition government. His government's first act was to provide funding to road improvements in a measure passed 21-8, with only Labour opposing. However, his government suffered a defeat when all but one Labour MP, the entire SNP, and portions of the Conservative and Lib Dem parties voted in favor of Prime Minister term limits, voting 17-11 to approve them. The government scored a major victory over its Labour opponents when it voted 17-11 to abolish the consumption tax, which was unpopular among the voters. The government also approved an agricultural subsidy 17-5, narrowly voted to remain in the European Union by a margin of 15-11 (leading to UKIP protests), approved agriculture research, narrowly defeated a land tax in a vote of 12-10 (with 5 abstentions), and voted to keep retirement homes by a margin of 21-4 (in a vote which divided the Lib Dems). In the general election at the end of 2000, the Lib Dems saw their margin of support increase to 23.47%, placing them just behind Labour. However, they had the same number of seats as the Conservatives, whose candidate Kathleen Urban vied against Labour leader Harold Becket for leadership of the government. In a vote of 16-10, Urban became the next Prime Minister.